Elizabeth Marshall | |
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Born | |
Died | July 26, 1836 | (aged 68)
Nationality | American |
Occupation(s) | Pharmacist, entrepreneur |
Elizabeth Marshall (January 28, 1768 – July 26, 1836) was an American entrepreneur who became the second female pharmacist in the United States. [1] [2]
Marshall was born at 56 Chestnut Street (old number) on January 28, 1768. [3]
Marshall was the eldest daughter of Charles Marshall (1744–1825), the proprietor of a pharmacy in Philadelphia and the first president of Philadelphia College of Apothecaries. [4] She had two brothers and seven sisters. [5] Her mother, Patience (Parrish) Marshall, changed her name to "Patience" from "Ann" after her aunt Patience Howell. [5] Patience Marshall died in February 1834. [5] Her grandmother was Sarah Thomson. [5] Her grandfather was Christopher Marshall (d. 1797), [3] an American revolutionary and founder of the family's pharmacy which was named Marshall Drug Store. [4] Her grandfather thought highly of her, as shown in unpublished diary entries preserved in the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. [3]
Marshall worked as an apprentice in the family pharmacy from 1805. [1] She inherited her grandfather's pharmacy, Marshall Drug Store, in 1804 [6] and managed the business until 1825. [4] Marshall is regarded by some as being the first female pharmacist in the United States, [4] though Elizabeth Gooking Greenleaf was the first in 1727. [7] Marshall ran the pharmacy for two decades. She was able to bring the shop out of bankruptcy and her efforts resulted in the pharmacy's financial success during that period. [1] [2] Marshall retired shortly after the death of her father in 1825 and passed her business on to her apprentices, Charles Ellis and Isaac P. Morris. [5] [3] [4]
The family's pharmacy is the subject of the painting The Marshall Apothecary by Robert Thom. [6] The painting can be found in the series "Great Moments in Pharmacy." [2]
Marshall died on July 26, 1836. [3] She was pictured on the wall of the American Pharmacists Association 2012 Women in Pharmacy Exhibit. [8]
Elizabeth Marshall | |
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Born | |
Died | July 26, 1836 | (aged 68)
Nationality | American |
Occupation(s) | Pharmacist, entrepreneur |
Elizabeth Marshall (January 28, 1768 – July 26, 1836) was an American entrepreneur who became the second female pharmacist in the United States. [1] [2]
Marshall was born at 56 Chestnut Street (old number) on January 28, 1768. [3]
Marshall was the eldest daughter of Charles Marshall (1744–1825), the proprietor of a pharmacy in Philadelphia and the first president of Philadelphia College of Apothecaries. [4] She had two brothers and seven sisters. [5] Her mother, Patience (Parrish) Marshall, changed her name to "Patience" from "Ann" after her aunt Patience Howell. [5] Patience Marshall died in February 1834. [5] Her grandmother was Sarah Thomson. [5] Her grandfather was Christopher Marshall (d. 1797), [3] an American revolutionary and founder of the family's pharmacy which was named Marshall Drug Store. [4] Her grandfather thought highly of her, as shown in unpublished diary entries preserved in the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. [3]
Marshall worked as an apprentice in the family pharmacy from 1805. [1] She inherited her grandfather's pharmacy, Marshall Drug Store, in 1804 [6] and managed the business until 1825. [4] Marshall is regarded by some as being the first female pharmacist in the United States, [4] though Elizabeth Gooking Greenleaf was the first in 1727. [7] Marshall ran the pharmacy for two decades. She was able to bring the shop out of bankruptcy and her efforts resulted in the pharmacy's financial success during that period. [1] [2] Marshall retired shortly after the death of her father in 1825 and passed her business on to her apprentices, Charles Ellis and Isaac P. Morris. [5] [3] [4]
The family's pharmacy is the subject of the painting The Marshall Apothecary by Robert Thom. [6] The painting can be found in the series "Great Moments in Pharmacy." [2]
Marshall died on July 26, 1836. [3] She was pictured on the wall of the American Pharmacists Association 2012 Women in Pharmacy Exhibit. [8]